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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Institute of Cancer Research

Institute of Cancer Research stories: 2 news summaries

 Pill Delivers
 Prostate Cancer
 Breakthrough 

Daily pill shrinks advanced tumors

Jul 22, 08 2:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new experimental pill taken once a day is proving effective against an advanced, aggressive form of prostate cancer which has resisted other therapies, reports Reuters. The drug, abiraterone, created by Cougar Biotechnology, significantly shrank tumors in a clinical trial, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical ... More »

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prostate cancer • Institute of Cancer Research • PSA • Cougar Biotechnology • abiraterone • CYP17 • prostate-specific antigen

Scientists ID Leukemia
Stem Cells

Discovery holds promise for treatment
of childhood cancer

Jan 18, 08 7:09 AM CST
(Newser) - British scientists have identified the stem cells that cause the most common type of childhood leukemia, the Times of London reports. The unprecedented discovery means doctors can monitor cell levels in young cancer patients and stop treatment when those cells are gone, said a leading oncology expert. The work also... More »

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cancer • stem cells • children • Oxford University • leukemia • Institute of Cancer Research • genetic abnormalities • lymphoblastic leukemia

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